Rn Targeted Medical Surgical Immune Online Practice 2019

A nurse is caring for a client who has an elevated PSA level. The nurse should anticipate that the client will undergo which of the following diagnostic tests? {Ans: Digital rectal examination. Rationale: A digital rectal examination is used to determine the size and consistency of the prostate, assisting with the differentiation between BPH and prostate cancer.}A nurse is caring for a client who has viral pneumonia. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? {Ans: Left shift in WBC differential. Rationale: When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should determine that the priority finding is a left shift in the client's WBC differential, which indicates that the pneumonia is of bacterial origin, rather than viral. The left shift can be a manifestation of sepsis, and the nurse should report this finding to the provider.}A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report for a client who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? {Ans: Reed-Sternberg cells. Rationale: The nurse should expect to find reed-Sternberg cells, which are cancer cells specific to a client who has Hodgkin's lymphoma in the client's lymph nodes.}A nurse